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Painters union President Jimmy Williams Jr. says “working people deserve a party that… places their issues front and center.”

Trump and his legions of yes men will stage an all-out assault on America’s institutions and its most vulnerable people during the next four years.

Donald Trump prevails in a red-wave election, Tammy Baldwin survives, the WOW shift slows, State Senate Dems shine, Republicans keep the Legislature, and much more.

Harris’s journey in pursuit of the U.S. Presidency has moved American women one step closer to the highest office in the land. Harris’ inclusion in a small and coveted club, that I have dubbed the C.F.C.H. Crew, has built on the legacy of trailblazers Shirley Chisholm, Geraldine Ferraro, and Hillary Clinton. All these women have chipped away at the notion that women are incapable of leading this nation.
Elon Musk is a clear winner. Other big names in Silicon Valley may be losers. Cryptocurrency is a stock market winner so far. Fans of anti-trust legislation are likely losers. TikTok may yet emerge a winner. Pharmaceutical companies may be losers… or winners. The fight to curb inflation … well, economists are split on what happens next, especially if tariffs on foreign goods cause prices to rise sharply.

It is not uncommon in parts of Europe and the Middle East for scores of other nationals to undertake a wide array of jobs that otherwise would not be completed in the host nation. What makes white rural voters so fearful about the way the rest of the world operates, especially since there are not enough of them for the jobs which are needing to be completed?

Since his book cited Badger Institute research on federal role in bloated bureaucracy, we update the grim figures.

Evers secured $15 million in crisis-response funds to protect access to health care in western Wisconsin. Regrettably, GOP lawmakers on the budget committee have refused to release the money, holding the distribution hostage to other legislation.

Nearly 12,000 youth and young adults face homelessness each year right here in Milwaukee County.
TOP STORIES WI Supreme Court to hear arguments on 1849 feticide law… scheduled to begin at 9:45 a.m. [today] … [Urmanski] case is one of two in the state … Urmanski has said he believes the 1849 law applies to
On the fourth floor of the Minneapolis Veterans Administration Medical Center, with a panoramic view of the Mississippi River valley, an office countertop holds a seemingly macabre collection of plastic models: A foot, hand and forearm, a heart, part of
While Kamala Harris and Tim Walz did not secure the nationwide victory that the Democratic Party of Dane County aimed for, the hard work that residents of Dane County put into this election was evident in the impressive voter turnout
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Reince Priebus, former chief of staff to Donald Trump and ex-chairman of the Republican National Committee, says he’ll be involved but won’t get ”too much in the matrix” during the second Trump administration.

Painters union President Jimmy Williams Jr. says “working people deserve a party that… places their issues front and center.”

Trump and his legions of yes men will stage an all-out assault on America’s institutions and its most vulnerable people during the next four years.

Donald Trump prevails in a red-wave election, Tammy Baldwin survives, the WOW shift slows, State Senate Dems shine, Republicans keep the Legislature, and much more.

Harris’s journey in pursuit of the U.S. Presidency has moved American women one step closer to the highest office in the land. Harris’ inclusion in a small and coveted club, that I have dubbed the C.F.C.H. Crew, has built on the legacy of trailblazers Shirley Chisholm, Geraldine Ferraro, and Hillary Clinton. All these women have chipped away at the notion that women are incapable of leading this nation.
Elon Musk is a clear winner. Other big names in Silicon Valley may be losers. Cryptocurrency is a stock market winner so far. Fans of anti-trust legislation are likely losers. TikTok may yet emerge a winner. Pharmaceutical companies may be losers… or winners. The fight to curb inflation … well, economists are split on what happens next, especially if tariffs on foreign goods cause prices to rise sharply.

It is not uncommon in parts of Europe and the Middle East for scores of other nationals to undertake a wide array of jobs that otherwise would not be completed in the host nation. What makes white rural voters so fearful about the way the rest of the world operates, especially since there are not enough of them for the jobs which are needing to be completed?

Since his book cited Badger Institute research on federal role in bloated bureaucracy, we update the grim figures.

Evers secured $15 million in crisis-response funds to protect access to health care in western Wisconsin. Regrettably, GOP lawmakers on the budget committee have refused to release the money, holding the distribution hostage to other legislation.

Nearly 12,000 youth and young adults face homelessness each year right here in Milwaukee County.
TOP STORIES WI Supreme Court to hear arguments on 1849 feticide law… scheduled to begin at 9:45 a.m. [today] … [Urmanski] case is one of two in the state … Urmanski has said he believes the 1849 law applies to abortion [Judge Schlipper said no] … [AG] Kaul said Schlipper’s
On the fourth floor of the Minneapolis Veterans Administration Medical Center, with a panoramic view of the Mississippi River valley, an office countertop holds a seemingly macabre collection of plastic models: A foot, hand and forearm, a heart, part of a spine, a lower jaw and other small, novel devices.
While Kamala Harris and Tim Walz did not secure the nationwide victory that the Democratic Party of Dane County aimed for, the hard work that residents of Dane County put into this election was evident in the impressive voter turnout and the significant margins by which Democratic candidates won in
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Reince Priebus, former chief of staff to Donald Trump and ex-chairman of the Republican National Committee, says he’ll be involved but won’t get ”too much in the matrix” during the second Trump administration.